Mark Moffett / Ant (Philidris sp) feeding on the oily orange spores of a host fern The ant lives in the fern's stem, where it drags nutrient rich debris to create compost for the fern, Borneo.

Matthew Maran / Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) a vixen which has dug into a compost pile to reach the warm centre before curling up and sleeping. North London, England, UK, August.

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a White tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) approaching entrance to its nest in a plastic compost bin, Norfolk, England, UK, May.

Adrian Davies / Yellow slug (Limax flavus) taken at night inside compost bin. Surrey, UK.

Pat Tuson / Compost toilet or lavatory with ventilation pipe showing at rear, Alexandra Palace Allotments, London Borough of Haringey, UK, September 2013.

Pat Tuson / Compost toilet or lavatory with ventilation pipe showing at rear, Alexandra Palace Allotments, London Borough of Haringey, UK, June 2013.

Pat Tuson / Compost waste truck collection, London Borough of Islington, UK March 2009

Nick Turner / Biodegradeable plastic compost bag being placed in a garden compost bin, UK.

Nick Turner / A garden compost bin with stacked flower pots next to it, September 2008.

Nick Turner / Workman next to infomation sign at wood recycling centre, where wood is made into soil conditioner, Gloucestershire, UK, February 2008.

Ernie Janes / Greenhouse, compost bins and vegetable garden in Garden Allotments, Buckinghamshire, UK, June

Ernie Janes / Compost bin in vegetable garden, Norfolk, UK